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The NETBUILD project kicks-off

May 18, 2023

Decarbonisation and CO2 Capture: a path to a greener future

May 17, 2023

AMB and IREC renew the collaboration agreement to promote hydrogen technologies

May 15, 2023

13 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral positions in the first DocFam+ call

May 15, 2023

IREC hires 13 researchers thanks to the INVESTIGO grants from SEPE

May 08, 2023

IREC researchers participate in El Corte Inglés race to promote energy research

May 05, 2023

IREC receives a Joan Oró fellowship from AGAUR

May 04, 2023

Four IREC researchers finalised their training within the DOC-FAM doctoral programme

May 04, 2023

International cooperation for the development of kesterite/c-Si thin film tandems

April 25, 2023

IREC research groups earn the SGR distinction from AGAUR

April 11, 2023

A 7-year long project to tackle green living areas from a holistic approach

April 03, 2023

IREC collaborates in the study of the Fundació FP Barcelona to promote vocational training in renewable energies

March 29, 2023

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September 13, 2022

Energy Poverty

TV News

Mariana Jimenez, researcher from the Energy Systems Analytics group at IREC, talks about the high dependence on basic energy supplies to cover the basic needs of households, she proposes a more diversified energy matrix and confirms that extreme weather events are increasing due to climate change. And how to solve energy poverty by combining renewable energies with energy storage or sharing surplus energy.

March 13, 2022

Nada puede salvar los combustibles fósiles

Interview article

En referencia a la sustitución del carbón por gas, el director del IREC recuerda que este es también un combustible fósil. “Aunque es más limpio que el carbón o el petróleo, continúa siendo un emisor de CO2, así que utilizándolo no se está haciendo nada para evitar la crisis climática”

July 12, 2021

Cascading impacts of sea level rise

Interview Article

The rise in sea level -as a consequence of the polar melt- is among the main dangers related to the climatic emergency that threatens cities on the coast, therefore, predictive meteorological models can help avoid the “waterfall effect ”.